Mississippi, a $700,000 purchase as a 2-year-old in Ocala in March, was bought by Steven Young, agent, for $190,000 as a stakes-placed winner of $157,066 at the FTK July horses of racing age sale. He was third in this year’s Grade 1 Florida Derby. By Pioneerof the Nile, Mississippi has won 1 of 7 starts racing for Magnier, Tabor, Oxley, and Smith and trained by Mark Casse. He is out of SW Katz Me If You Can, by Storm Bird.